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Ocean 4.7

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The continental _______ is the flat shallow part of the ocean floor near the continent. shelf
There are MANY living things above the continental shelf because __________ is able to reach all the way to the ocean floor. sunlight
The continental ______ is the steep drop-off to the very deep part of the ocean. slope
The continental _____ is the accumulation of material at the bottom of the continental slope due to landslides rise
The _______ _____ is the vast, deep, and flat part of the ocean floor. abyssal plain
Ocean ______ occur at convergent plate boundaries. These are the very deepest parts of the ocean trenches
Most of the ocean floor is covered in layers of sand, mud, and rock called __________ sediment
Ocean water has a lot of ________ dissolved in it salt
________ refers to how salty the ocean water is salinity
Along with salt, ocean water has a lot of _________ gases in it, like oxygen dissolved
Many marine organisms depend on dissolved ______ for their survival gases
The salinity of ocean water depends on several factors, including how fast water is __________ evaporating
Ocean ________ are the river-like movement of water in the ocean currents
____-patterns are greatly responsible for ocean currents wind
The ____ ______ current is a warm water current that crosses the Atlantic ocean Gulf Stream
Ocean currents are good at _____ ocean water from different areas and different depths mixing
Ocean currents can affect _________ routes navigation
In the ocean, plants and floating ______ serve as the producers in the food chain algae
Living things in the ocean are grouped, or classified, according to their ________ movement
Both plant-like and animal-like floating organisms in the ocean are called: plankton
Besides plankton, their are also swimming organisms, and organisms that ______, or are connected, to the ocean floor adhere
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